Cerulean Winds signs agreement for offshore assets, onshore decarbonisation project

Cerulean Winds signed an agreement with px Group, a UK’s operator for large-scale industrial facilities, to  move forward with its plans for an integrated 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen development in the North Sea to help cut emissions from onshore industrial sites. 

Cerulean said that their proposal has the capacity to generate 3GWh of power, enough to provide electricity to the majority of the offshore facilities, reducing CO2 emissions by more than half from 2025. 

The company said in a statement that there is an excess of 1.5 GWh of power that would be “diverted” to onshore green hydrogen plants. The three onshore hydrogen sites are located in the North of England, North-east Scotland and on Shetland. 

“The North Sea Transition Deal calls for a reduction in offshore emissions of 10 percent by 2025, rising to 25 percent in 2027 and 50 percent by 2030. The Cerulean proposal would exceed these targets. Crucially though, the green power would be used to generate green hydrogen which can be used to decarbonise other industrial sectors,” said Dan Jackson, Cerulean Winds founding director in a statement.

Under this collaboration, px Group would be responsible for  logistics such as the “lease and ownership” arrangements for the sites and for obtaining planning permissions and permitting, which includes obtaining licensing from the government.